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The reason it's so important for a person
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to prepare for the encounter with the
healthcare team is because
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this is going to be where the person gets
the information that
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they need to help solve the problems that
they
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may have been having in the management of
their diabetes.
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Because you need to know what to do for
yourself
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as an expectation between this visit and the
next one you make.
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The kinds of things that a patient ought to
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be sure to bring with them when they come
for a visit, one is to
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make sure that they have carefully outlined
any recent problems that they've had...
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things that they're concerned about, so that
those will get attention during that visit.
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They must get clarification about what
things
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they need to do better, and how could they
do those things
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better to improve that aspect of management.
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They should bring the results of their
glucose
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monitorings over a period of time, their log
books or their meters
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that need to be downloaded.
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They should have a list of all of their
medications -- what
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they are, how often they are taking them --
including non-prescription medications.
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Sharing information between the patient and
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the healthcare team is really critical
because, the patient really has to
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feel that they trust the healthcare team,
that they can be open, they can be
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honest about anything that they have
concerns about.
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I encourage patients to write down their
questions,
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to take those with them to the visit, make
sure that all of the issues get vetted,
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and then to write down the responses.
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You don't need permission to ask questions
about your health.
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You don't need permission to write notes on
responses that are given
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to you about your health.
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You are really, ultimately, the person in
charge of managing your diabetes.
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You are getting advice from a team that you
have engaged
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to help you with that, and you have to make
sure that that team
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functions in a way that's going to maximally
benefit you and the outcomes that you
deserve.
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You can get more information about managing
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and preventing diabetes by visiting
YourDiabetesInfo.org.
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[Music]
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I'm Dr. Gavin and your health care team can
help you manage your diabetes.
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